Guess what? We're not going to live forever. Cheery thought, huh? Well, it's unfortunately the reality of all of us here on Earth. And while most of us don't know exactly when we're going to be leaving, one thing is for sure, and that's none of us are getting out of here alive.

You know, I bet about now, you're thinking that I'm a pretty dreary guy, with all this talk about the limits to our time on Earth. Well, cheer up! Why? Because we're here now! And that means we have the opportunity to make our lives as exciting and fulfilling as we possibly can. And we can start right now. All it takes is making choices that bring us happiness instead of sadness... Choices that have us hanging out with the people we have fun with, as opposed to the people we feel bad around. It's really a question of maximizing our enjoyment on a day to day basis. And if that sounds simple, it kind of is.

Sometimes we've got old programming going on inside of our heads... "I can't do that," "I'll fail at that for sure," and other thoughts that stop us from trying to accomplish the things we really want to accomplish. Well, guess what? That voice in your head telling you not to try things... it doesn't know everything! Maybe we thought it made sense when we were younger and it talked us out of going on a Ferris wheel at a carnival, but it sure doesn't have to dictate our decisions when it's scaring us away from our goals and future.

Why not listen to that voice in your head, but then make a choice as to what you want to do. Maybe today is the day we can override those negative thoughts. The day we listen to the voice in our head, acknowledge it, but then do the things we really want to do. After all, with the time we have here on Earth, we should do whatever we can to have the most fulfilling time possible!

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David Schwartz, M.S., LMFT

David brings a wealth of life experience to his therapy practice. In addition to his therapy training, David has been a self-motivated entrepreneur for over 20 years, as well as working as a producer in the television industry.